Forage that grows without fertilizer | Plants that solve Problems

Fertilizer prices are high, very high. Because Native Warm Season Grasses grow efficiently in poor soils, they are a good forage option that doesn't require added fertilizer.
Mixing in other functional diversity groups of native plants (warm season grasses, cool season grasses, forbs, and legumes) helps to recycle nutrients from one group of plants to the next.
Our Top Recommendations for summer forage production without fertilizer are Big Bluestem, Indiangrass, Eastern Gama Grass, and Switchgrass
Our Top recommendation for year round forage without fertilizer is a Diverse Native Grassland, which contains Native Warm Season Grasses, Native Cool Season Grasses, Native Forbs, and Native Legumes.

[@enderwhitekey7238]

Thank you for making these! Looking to turn 60ac into native prairie in North Texas.

[@KedeshFarm]

Thanks for the video. Looking to add some to my property for quail Habitat and forage.

[@abueloofficialmusic7758]

Wow these plants make a farmers life easier

[@HamiltonNativeOutpost]

They sure do!

[@great0789]

Thank you! I will check out your stuff…

[@jamesmanoni]

Does Big bluestem need a companion species? I'm trying to grow it in Australia with plenty of fert and water but its slow going.

[@HamiltonNativeOutpost]

It shouldn't need fertilizer, but then again, I've never tried growing anything in Australia. :)

[@baptistsoulwinner1611]

Hi sir. What are the nutritional aspects of this for cows?

[@HamiltonNativeOutpost]

The following chart info was compiled from Texas A&M fecal sample info Species Date CrudeProtein DigestO.M. P% Notes Big Bluestem 9-Oct 6.35% 60.20% 0.27 Big Bluestem 1-Nov 4.99% 55.25% 0.3 lowest protein Big Bluestem 20-Jan 6.06% 57.39% E Gama,fescue, lesped 16-Aug 9.70% 59.70% 0.4 has not been frosted Indiangrass 6-Jan 7.79% 64.64% highest dom & protein after frost Indiangrass 14-Feb 6.95% 54.60% 0.37 Little Bluestem 7-Nov 6.44% 58.79% 0.3 Little Bluestem 16-Mar 6.24% 56.92% 0.37 Mix Native 27-Jan 6.83% 56.24% 0.36 Mix Native 29-Jan 5.83% 53.53% 0.27 lowest dom after frost Note as forage ages there is a tendancy for numbers to go down These samples were not pulled in one calander year. Samples were pulled after the ice cream was eaten, not much green left. No test available on strip sprayed fields but they are more palatable

[@JohnRobertson-zk1mb]

What type of grass is it

[@HamiltonNativeOutpost]

This is in one of our Diverse Native Grasslands. Switchgrass, Big Bluestem and Eastern Gama Grass are shown.

[@olsonlr]

Where can I buy these grasses?

[@HamiltonNativeOutpost]

you can buy them on our website! www.hamiltonnativeoutpost.com/shop

[@davidarvingumazon5024]

Name of the grass?

[@HamiltonNativeOutpost]

This is in one of our Diverse Native Grasslands. Switchgrass, Big Bluestem and Eastern Gama Grass are shown.